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Would a greatsword that is +1/+3 vs aberrations unbalance my game?
My current D&D 3.5 campaign is about aberrations and I want to give my low-level characters an advantage against aberrations. (They're level 2 at the moment). One of my players is playing a ...
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Would magic 'weapons' make the monk more balanced?
The monk in D&D 3.5 (and, to a lesser extent, in Pathfinder) is generally considered underpowered.
Would adding magic 'weapons' that could add enhancement bonuses and magic weapon effects to a ...
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How much can/should a single owned item be worth at most?
How much can any single possession take up a character's wealth? For this question, I'd like answers that operate under the presumption that wealth-by-level isn't a minimum but instead a target.
I've ...
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How can I balance an enemy that my players might encounter at different levels?
My story revolves around 8 angels that my players must defeat. The thing is I want them to look for them in no particular order. How can I balance an enemy easily in advance, since they may encounter ...
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Vow of Poverty, overpowered or underpowered?
I have read plenty of things about the Vow of Poverty in forums, and i have seen both opinions expressed.
If i understand it correctly, it does work on the assumption of a linear magic item ...
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Dealing with Tome of Battle's power inflation
Wait, your swordsage can run up and stab a guy with a fireball (which
he's immune to), on top of a normal attack. He can do this 4 times,
and take a one round break to get a full charge again?
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What steps should I go about to balance a character class?
I'm trying to tweak/balance the Wizard (and to a lesser extent the Cleric) class(es) in Pathfinder.
The two things that really irritate me are:
Spell components. Tongue of frog and Eye of newt ...
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Balancing a monk variant with full base attack bonus
I'm gearing up for a 2-person campaign (my wife and myself, with myself as DM). The party will be two characters, with occasional hirelings/NPCs. One of the characters will be a DMPC (we've run one ...
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Minor Effects for Magical Items
I tend to prefer high-magic fantasy games, where magical items can be purchased (at around the DMG prices, in D&D) in many large(ish) towns - it's common for the very well-off to have magical ...
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